Registered charity · Manchester
Manchester Nile Valley Conservation and Education Network
Manchester Nile Valley Conservation and Education Network is a registered charity (number 1115386) based in Manchester, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Dr Terence Okello Paito. Latest income £4k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £4k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport and 1 more
- Where
- Throughout London, Manchester City, Ethiopia, India and more
- Website
- www.mancoen.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2006
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£4k£4k
- 2024£5k£5k
- 2023£2k£2k
Earlier years
- 2022£20k£18k
- 2021£10k£10k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF UGANDAN AND NILE VALLEY COMMUNITIES AND HUMANITY ELSEWHERE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO:ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGES OF LUGANDA AND KISWAHILLI TO THE CHILDREN OF THE NILE VALLEY DESCENT.ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF THE NILE VALLEY DESCENT, IN BASIC SKILLS (NUMERACY, LITERACY AND INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY), AT MANCOEN SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOL IN MANCHESTER.DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF VOLUNTEERS WILLING TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION EDUCATION IN THE NILE VALLEY.* PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF BIODIVERSITY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A BOTANICAL GARDEN, A SEED BANK AND REPATRIATION OF LOST PLANT SPECIES, TO PROTECT ENDANGERED PLANT SPECIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES (CITES). * ADVANCE FOR THE BENEFIT IF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, KNOWLEDGE OF NILE VALLEY PLANT SPECIES.
Grants received
6 grants · £83,778 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £49,899 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £33,879 (4 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
6 trustees on the board
- Dr Terence Okello Paito Chair
- Charles Kakanyera since 2013
- Charles Oryema Labeja
- Christopher Opira since 2018
- Filder Topaco since 2021
- John Baptist Ayela since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- Charles Kakanyera since 2013
- Christopher Opira since 2018
- John Baptist Ayela since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Dr Terence Okello Paito Chair
- Charles Kakanyera since 2013
- Charles Oryema Labeja
- Christopher Opira since 2018
- Filder Topaco since 2021
- John Baptist Ayela since 2015
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1115386
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25 OCTOBER 2005
- Contact on the register
- 01612254410 · tolpaito@aol.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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